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A 2014 Mexican law ruled that is is unlawful Children are actively targeted for detention
for authorities to hold children in detention and deportation.
centers, which is consistent with international
human rights laws and treaties. Some families and children are detained in DIF
custody in an area within a larger detention
Children are to be transferred to the custody center.
of the Mexican child protection agency,
the National System for Integral Family Some INM officers have been relabeled as DIF
Development (DIF). officers despite the conflict of interest and lack
of training and expertise.